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During the eleventh long holiday, due to the editor's holiday, many domestic game information websites will come up with some ranking articles that have been done in advance, such as "Inventory of the Top 20 Beauties in the Game" or "Top 10 Most Undisciplined Game Easter Eggs", and then continue to broadcast game news after the end.
This holiday is a little different.
Among the major game websites in China, a name that no one had heard of at all a month ago began to "swipe the screen" on the news page with a terrifying momentum.
"The rise of new stars, the weekly sales of "Legend of the War of the Three Kingdoms" exceeded 300,000 sets."
"Is the industry recovering or is it coming back? On the marketing methods and sales methods of "The Legend of the War of the Three Kingdoms". ”
"A new hope for domestic stand-alone machines? "Tales of the War of the Great Three Kingdoms" has received rave reviews. ”
"Exciting new blood, 'Hellfire Entertainment' won the first battle."
The weekly sales exceeded 300,000 units, which is an insignificant number for foreign stand-alone game masterpieces. Some well-known old masterpieces in China can also exceed this sales. But......
For an original single-player game that has only been advertised for about half a month and has never been heard of before, it is definitely a miracle to create such sales!
When the game suddenly started to go on a promotional offensive, most people were actually not optimistic. There are even many "critics" who are keen on gambling with people on the Internet, vowing that "the sales of this game will definitely hit the streets", "no one will buy a domestic stand-alone game", and "I will live broadcast and eat Xiang if the sales exceed 100,000".
But when the results were in front of everyone, the "critics" all shut up. The guys who were supposed to broadcast live to eat Xiang as agreed suddenly disappeared.
"Legends of the War of the Great Three Kingdoms" has won the recognition of the majority of players by virtue of its publicity offensive and the excellent quality reflected in the demo version.
In fact, many people who scold "domestic garbage games" every day are not really disgusted with domestic games. It's just that I was heartbroken by those long-awaited and then disappointed domestic "masterpieces", and I just have the mentality of hating iron and not steel.
Therefore, when they see a true conscience work appear, they will not hesitate to choose to support it. Even some people who don't play action games have bought this game as a collection.
And "The Legend of the War of the Three Kingdoms" has also become one of the most shocking names in the domestic stand-alone game industry in the second half of the year. But......
Even at this time, as the "news party" who made this game, Xia Xiaoling is no different from usual, and she is still the same unreliable as before.
"Hey, there is a media interview to do, Zhao Nuo, can you go for me?" After hanging up the phone, Xia Xiaoling stared at Zhao Nuo, looking pitiful like a rabbit waiting to be fed.
"You have to do this kind of thing yourself, and I'm not very good at it, and I can't even match the gender." Zhao Nuo shook his head decisively.
His interest was only in playing games, and he really didn't have the slightest interest in appearing in the media. What's more, this time the reporter is going to interview the maker of the game, and if he asks a question like "the journey of the people who make the heart", I'm afraid I'll have to go through it.
While Xia Xiaoling was talking in her office, he heard loud laughter coming from the hallway, and several people walked towards the office while chatting about unhealthy-sounding jokes.
"Although I'm also very happy, it's better to let the owner control it, and now the company is about to become a vegetable market." Zhao Nuo said with a smile.
After returning to work, the company was enveloped in an atmosphere of joy and laughter. Even the reporters who came to interview were infected by the enthusiasm of the group of game nerds in the company, and they all left with a smirk on their faces.
"Ah...... It's a real nuisance. ”
Xia Xiaoling complained rarely, leaning lazily on the chair, obviously not interested in things like reporter interviews.
It's no wonder that this off-line girl is not suitable for standing on the podium in the first place, but there are only a handful of people in the company who are suitable for interviews. Except for himself, the "Black Hand" and a few people from the planning team, most of them here are guys who are not good at words, and there are also "poisonous tongue players" like Zhou Yan who can knock people down.
"What's next?" Zhao Nuo, do you have any opinions? The cute chairman asked.
"It's better to continue making action games that zuò is good at." Zhao Nuo put forward his own views.
Before, he was going to make a reasoning game, and even the character design had already been set. However, if you want to make a reasoning game, you need the appearance of the "ghost scriptor". And Zhou Yan's current state is not good, which can be seen from her recent substandard work "Pale Secret Room".
Therefore, Zhao Nuo decided to postpone the progress of the "Beautiful Girl Detective Game", but strike while the iron is hot and make an action game.
As for the theme of this game, I won't choose the history of the Three Kingdoms, but ......
"Are you interested in getting your next game out in Europe and the United States? Let them see how good we are. Zhao Nuo smiled.
Although Christine also enjoyed playing "The Legend of the War of the Three Kingdoms" with relish, that guy is a "deep game nerd" after all, and most foreigners still don't know the story of the Three Kingdoms. Therefore, games like "Legends of the War of the Great Three Kingdoms", even if they are released in Europe and the United States, the sales should not be too good.
However, if it is the subject that Zuò thought of before going to bed last night, even foreigners who can't understand Chinese at all will definitely be able to have a good time.
Although it is still a vague idea, he has already discussed it with the planning team, and he has a vague impression of the general outline and gameplay of the new game.
If you want to make a game like zuò, you probably need a lot of money, but for "Hellfire Entertainment", which made a lot of money this time, money is not a problem at all.
――Since the main structure of "Legend of the War of the Three Kingdoms" was completed by Xia Xiaoling alone, and the members of the company only improved the content of the game, the production cost of this Three Kingdoms-themed game is actually very low.
And now the profits brought by this game have not only fully recovered the cost long ago, but also brought out a large surplus, until the sales boom began to subside, and sales are still steadily rising.
As for how to use the big profits, in addition to making the next game and giving bonuses to employees, Zhao Nuo already has an idea:
"This Saturday night at the Royal Hotel will hold a celebration banquet, so everyone must come and have a good time."
It's not just to "buy people's hearts", he really wants to thank the employees who work overtime after they put forward suggestions for improvement.
Because without them, the game wouldn't have been successful.
"Okay, good, the food at the palace hotel is good." Xia Xiaoling nodded happily.
"The focus is on 'celebrating' rather than 'eating, eating, eating', please." Zhao Nuo showed a helpless expression. R1152